20 hour Yamaha 200 check

[Bobber]

Hi! We’re new R23 owners! Looking at scheduling our 20 hour check, but it’ll need to be while we have family here (planned WAY before buying the boat was in the picture). How far past 20 hours is still acceptable? Thanks!!

 

[Remedy2]

Hi! We’re new R23 owners! Looking at scheduling our 20 hour check, but it’ll need to be while we have family here (planned WAY before buying the boat was in the picture). How far past 20 hours is still acceptable? Thanks!!

I'm sure others will add but the 20 hour is essentially an oil change. I don't know how mechanically inclined you are but it is SUPER simple and takes about 20 mins and I do mine on the water. You need 5 Quarts of 10-W30, Oil Filter (West Marine carries it: Sierra 18-7954), an oil filter wrench, funnel, and spill pads. The first time you pull the oil filter it is going to be TIGHT.

You'll need a pump; I use this one: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-mar ... ecordNum=1. It works great.

This has saved me a ton of money. With COVID limiting services, I had to do the 100 hour as well which was Oil Change, Fuel Filter, Fuel/Water Separator, and Spark Plugs. I'm no mechanic and was able to do all these easily. The only thing left is changing the lower gear oil which I'll do when I can pull her out of the water. Our local Yamaha dealer wanted $800+ to do the 100 hour- I did it for about $150 in parts.

FYI mine is a 250- my buddy has a 300 and it's mostly the same.

 

[Danation]

Get it done as soon as possible. It pretty simple to do if your are the least bit mechanically minded. There are bunch of youtube videos as well that can help guide you too.

 

[Capt’nKarl]

A follow up question. Does performing your own oil change, lower gear change and plug change work void the Yamaha warranty?

 

[Bobber]

Thanks for the simplified way around this—- we’re not mechanically inclined and very green at boating. Thanks anyway tho! We’d rather miss time on the water now rather than mess it all up for later.

 

[Brian98133]

As a direct answer to your original question: It's not a problem to be over the 20 hour mark, as long as you get it done within a reasonable time after 20 hours.

We were on a trip as we hit our 20 hours, and called our mechanic who told us what I just said above, and to get on the schedule as soon as we got back.

We ended up at about 28 hours at service time, and our dude said he'd never seen a situation where Yamaha didn't cover something under warranty (we have Y.E.S.) because they didn't get their service done at 20 hours on the dot.

So enjoy, and just try to schedule as close as possible... but don't cut your fun short!

 

[knotflying]

I would have a Yamaha certified mechanic do the 20 hour. The purpose of the 20 hour is to check for how much metal shavings are on the drain plug. They want to make sure it is not excessive and will note it on file if it is. They also want to make sure everything is torqued down properly. After that you can feel comfortable doing service on your own, but keep records of what you did and what you used in the event of a claim on the YES policy.

 

[Bobber]

Thanks to all who chimed in. We got the 20 hour done at about 28 hours, but since we bought it with over 15, we didn't have to pay the cost! (We did have to advocate for ourselves, but they did agree.) Now we are just past 50 hours and I'm back checking to see what, if any, recommendations anyone has. We're planning a once-over at 100 hours. That will likely be winterizing time.
One place we heard that many people carry extra parts on the boat all the time, such as fuel filters. Any of you do that? There's such limited space, but I'm sure there's room for a few basics. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!